Teacher Preparation

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Queshonda Moore teaches Aria Nickens, 4, how to write letters during a lesson at the Apple Tree Early Learning Public Charter School in the District of Columbia.
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Obama Proposal Raises Issue of Pre-K Teacher Prep

The president's call for "qualified" teachers stirs questions about the level of education that would be required to teach preschool. (March 5, 2013)

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New research shows that while new teachers get better in their first few years on the job, their rankings don't change much.
March 5, 2013 - Education Week
Efforts to promote an evolving area of study—entrepreneurship in education—are taking hold in graduate schools across the country.
February 26, 2013 - Education Week
The proposal includes a 3.0 GPA for applicants and evidence that programs' graduates make an impact in their K-12 classrooms.
February 19, 2013 - Education Week
An Education Week review of state data suggests the number of teachers at the elementary level outstrips available jobs.
January 22, 2013 | Updated: February 13, 2013 - Education Week
Tragedies like the one in Newtown, Conn., reverberate long after the emergency passes, but schools can alter their teaching practices to help survivors cope and move ahead, Carolyn Mears writes.
December 19, 2012 - Education Week
Education commissioners from 25 states have vowed to update their systems for preparing and credentialing teachers.
December 17, 2012 | Updated: January 9, 2013 - Education Week
The American Federation of Teachers wants stricter training-program entry criteria and a "universal assessment" for teacher-candidates.
December 11, 2012 - Education Week
The decline of teacher autonomy combined with near-impossible workloads can lead to teacher burnout, say two middle school teachers.
December 5, 2012 - Teacher
Schools should be redesigned to align with the needs of students in light of the new standards, Ronald A. Wolk writes.
December 3, 2012 - Education Week
Effective classroom management is about prevention, routine, and developing relationships—not bribery, says an education professor.
November 28, 2012 - Teacher

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